Moana 2 and Wicked carry box office for third straight week

Disney’s “Moana 2” reigned at the box office for the third straight Friday, as the animated musical starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson saw $6 million in ticket sales, according to The Numbers.The sequel has already pulled in nearly $317 million since it debuted Thanksgiving weekend.Girl power was also on display as “Wicked” took a close second, with $5.8 million in sales to start the weekend.In a disappointing third place was “Kraven the Hunter,” which debuted with $4.7 million in sales, including $2.2 million in previews.

Sony’s first R-rated comic book movie, which stars Russell Crowe and Ariana DeBose, was expected to take in just $10 million to $12 million over the weekend, one of the worst openings for a film based on a Marvel comic book character, according to The Hollywood Reporter.“Gladiator II” remained in the fight in fourth place, with $2.2 million in receipts.

In fifth place was the anime adaption of JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.” The pre-trilogy tale, which takes place 200 years before the War of the Ring and cost just $30 million, collected $2 million in its first night on screens....